Subject: Application/MS-TNEF

From: Barry Moore <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 09:18:03 +0000

Help  ???      

I've started receiving mail containing two parts.  The first part is
usually a few lines of ASCII text.  The second part is about 2.9KB
long and PINE 3.91 identifies it as application/MS-TNEF.  The only
thing I can do with the second part is save it to a file.  The headers
show that the sender is using Microsoft Mail.  I asked someone who
sent me such a message what he was doing.  She was a computer novice
and didn't know.  Several messages from her had the attachment and
several didn't.  She didn't indicate she had done anything different
when sending the mail without the attachment.

So, what is the MS-TNEF attachment?  Why is it called an application?
What causes it to be sent?  Is it necessary?  If not, how can it be
avoided?

Thanks,
Barry

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Barry Moore
Mathematics Teacher
Newark High School
314 Granville Street
Newark, Ohio 43055
[email-masked]

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From: David Risner <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 16:58:35 -0800

> What causes it to be sent?  Is it necessary?  If not, how can it be

This MS-TNEF attachment is created by Microsoft Exchange, the e-mail
program which comes with Windows 95.  It contains formatting information
only and no content so you can safely ignore this attachment in mail you
receive.

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David G. Risner -- Network Systems Administrator
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Business: [email-masked] Personal: [email-masked]